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Out-of-Pocket health care expenses Data and projections from the Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services from 2010 to 2014 indicate that the annual per capita out-of-pocket expenses for healthcare can be approximated by
Where x is the number of years past 2000. When are the per capita out-of-pocket expenses for healthcare predicted to be $1400?
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